Market
3M to pay $9.1m to settle claims it sold defective earplugs
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- Published on 05 February 2019
Litigation
The US multinational 3M has agreed to a $9.1m payment to end a dispute over allegations it knowingly sold defective combat ear plugs to the U.S. military.
Wireless earwear reaches fashion zenith - Louis Vuitton AirPods earphones anyone?
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- Published on 31 January 2019
style
A challenge to the status effect of the Apple AirPod—which has been trumpeted as a makeshift hearing aid—is being launched by the Paris fashion house Louis Vuitton in the form of designer wireless earphones.
Toy noise - the hidden harm in Christmas gifts that spark gradual hearing loss
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- Published on 18 January 2019
Children
Christmas has gone, the fat goose gobbled up, but the kids are going deaf: it's a toy story told by experts and one parents need to hear.
Hyundai claims first assist systems for the hearing-disabled driver
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- Published on 17 January 2019
Driving
Two new artificial intelligence systems to assist hearing-impaired drivers have been launched by the South Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai.
Lorenzo Fiorani joins Amplifon Spain as General Manager
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- Published on 16 January 2019
Appointment
Lorenzo Fiorani has joined Amplifon Spain as General Manager.
The Widex and Sivantos merger is on again
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- Published on 11 January 2019
Manufacturers
The on-off relationship between Widex and Sivantos is seemingly back on, with a news item appearing on Reuters on January 10 stating an application seeking European Commission approval for their planned $8 billion merger has been reopened according to public records.
Headphones that bypass the ear could cut distraction-related pedestrian deaths
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- Published on 02 January 2019
Safety
Facial bone conduction technology developed by young Mexican technicians could be the solution to health and safety issues that have long dogged headphone culture.
Starkey opens Nairobi office to begin African adventure
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- Published on 28 December 2018
Manufacturers
Starkey Hearing Technologies has opened its first offices in Africa, in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Seven year prison sentence for former Starkey president
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- Published on 21 December 2018
Manufacturers
A federal judge has handed a seven-year prison sentence to Jerome Ruzicka, who was convicted by a jury in March this year of embezzling over $15 million dollars from his former company, the hearing aid giant Starkey Laboratories.
InnerScope grows its direct-to-consumer model with two eCommerce sites and a clinic
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- Published on 20 December 2018
Retail
Two announcements in one week by InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND) highlight the firm's varied strategies within a fast-changing US hearing-aids market.